Image by Getty Images via @daylifeThe defense minister of China, Liang Guanglie, clearly refuted all the allegations made against China blaming it to be responsible for the Internet attacks on several foreign targets. Moreover, he also seconded the call of US and Britain to hold international talks to tighten the international cyber-security. He stated that "It is hard to attribute the real source of attacks and we need to work together to make sure that this security problem won't be a problem." He was speaking in a security forum in Singapore, when he declared that "actually in China we have also suffered quite a wide range and frequency of cyber-attacks." He added that "the Chinese government attaches importance also to cyber-security and stands firmly against all kinds of cyber-crimes."
China is being accused largely by the United States, Canada and several other nations, who allege that the Chinese government is backing these online hack attacks on their government agencies and companies. Just last week, Google Inc. allegedly exposed a cyber-spying attack supposedly initiated from somewhere in China, aimed to spy on the Gmail accounts of senior US officials, military personnel, journalists and Chinese political activists. Even the U.S. government stated on Friday that it is concerned regarding the Google's accusations towards Beijing, though the Chinese government still asserts that all the allegations, blaming it, are completely "unacceptable".
The Chinese hackers are also accused of attacking numerous websites which show pessimism against Beijing, this April a US lawmaker highly recommended the government should create strict laws to protect the popular activist websites. This reaction was triggered after a hack attack, which compromised a website designed to sign petitions to free the detained artist, Ai Weiwei. The lawmaker stated that "It is important for everyone to obey or follow laws and regulations in terms of cyber-security."
Both the Defense Secretaries of the U.S. and Britain, Robert Gates and Liam Fox, stated that this problem needs a very urgent solution. Gates admitted that "I think that one of the things that would be beneficial would be for there to be a more open dialogue among countries about cyber (threats) and establishing some rules of the road." Fox extended an invitation, announcing that Britain is intending to host an international conference on what he called the "war of the invisible enemy" later this year. He added that this conference in London will be aimed to construct a potential legal framework.
